The packages below have been developed by others for use in R Shiny. They allow for more interactivity without having learn another language (i.e., Python, Javascript, etc.). Depending on the developer, some packages are more flexible than others so I would recommend checking out the documentation to see the limits of each.
Plotly allows you to easily translate your ggplot2 graphics to an interactive web-based version, and also provides bindings to the plotly.js graphing library.
Dygraphs provides rich facilities for charting time-series data in R and includes support for many interactive features including series/point highlighting, zooming, and panning.
Leaflet is a JavaScript library for creating dynamic maps that support panning and zooming along with various annotations like markers, polygons, and popups.
library(leaflet)
m <- leaflet() %>%
addTiles() %>% # Add default OpenStreetMap map tiles
addMarkers(lng=174.768, lat=-36.852, popup="The birthplace of R")
m # Print the mapDataTables displays R matrices or data frames as interactive HTML tables that support filtering, pagination, and sorting.
library(DT)
datatable(iris, options = list(pageLength = 5))Useful library to visualize networks
library(visNetwork)
nodes <- data.frame(id = 1:6, title = paste("node", 1:6),
shape = c("dot", "square"),
size = 10:15, color = c("blue", "red"))
edges <- data.frame(from = 1:5, to = c(5, 4, 6, 3, 3))
visNetwork(nodes, edges) %>%
visOptions(highlightNearest = TRUE, nodesIdSelection = TRUE)Interactive heatmaps with D3 including support for row/column highlighting and zooming.
library(d3heatmap)
d3heatmap(mtcars, scale="column", colors="Blues")A tool for creating diagrams and flowcharts using Graphviz and Mermaid. You can use this to create process flows.
library(DiagrammeR)
grViz("
digraph {
layout = twopi
node [shape = circle]
A -> {B C D}
}")threejs has produced widgets for R Shiny. If you want to play around with a 3-D movable graph.
library(threejs)
z <- seq(-10, 10, 0.01)
x <- cos(z)
y <- sin(z)
scatterplot3js(x,y,z, color=rainbow(length(z)))